Borderline Questionnaire

Please answer the following questions. For multiple choice questions where only one answer is required, select the answer that describes what happens most often. If you have trouble selecting just one answer, please narrow it down to a couple of possible answers, and then select the one that applies to you the most or most often.

For questions where multiple answers are acceptable, please check as many as apply to your situation.

1. I nearly always feel "empty."

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neutral / Mixed feelings

Agree

Strongly agree

2. I find that I often do one or more of the following: drive recklessly, engage in unsafe sex, abuse alcohol or drugs, binge eat, gamble or spend money recklessly.

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neutral / Mixed feelings

Agree

Strongly agree

3. Sometimes when I'm stressed out -- especially if someone has abandoned me -- I can get very paranoid, feel myself "spacing out" or dissociate.

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neutral / Mixed feelings

Agree

Strongly agree

4. I often idealize others, especially when I first meet them, and feel comfortable in sharing the most intimate details with them. But I often feel that these same people don't care enough and aren't there enough for me.

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neutral / Mixed feelings

Agree

Strongly agree

5. I'm sometimes very angry, extremely sarcastic and bitter, and feel like I have a hard time controlling this anger.